How will you look to mitigate Labour’s tax hikes? (Part deux)

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How will you look to reduce the impact of Labour’s seemingly endless (imminent) tax hikes?

Exactly the same with John Prescott being deputy PM who was basically incompetent at everything he touched, such as regional devolution.

These are just political appointments to appease the unions!

Agreed, although not a bad right jab.

"Safer inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in" as someone (LBJ?). Accurate, if vulgar.

@Haroldwilson How is trail hunting horrible or cruel? You do know that the hunt just follows a scent trail don't you?

Not too good for the dogs perhaps?

I'm interested to know what you think the alternative is given the financial mess the country has been left in.

Hounds love chasing scents. It is, quite literally, their favourite thing to do. My DSis used to have a beagle and the blinking animal would disappear after an enticing smell for hours. He came to stay for six weeks and I was at my wits end.

If you look at that graph on the link i posted, business confidence goes up and down like a seesaw in a childrens playground, its still higher than in Feb 24.
As we haven't really seen much of any politician over the Summer, you re showing your bias with the "out of their depth" comment, jury is out on that.

We also don't know what Reeves is planning to do in October, its all speculation.

Its hardly Labours fault they have to fund a tory NI cut is it or do you think it should be reversed?

So well said. So much of the public funding bill now goes to a relatively small group; those in skilled employment. Highly trained and invested. Making the UK a skills based economy.

These broad shoulders already bear a huge brunt. Over half UK income tax is paid by less than ten percent of workers.

It's not sustainable, and far from being an unlimited well, billing this group even more risks long term damage to Britain's economy and international reputation.

There was a Labour mp (or ex Labour MP didnt catch his name) on LBC earlier reminding people that they can claim Pension Credit. But didnt say some are just over the threshold to claim it or that you cant claim it if you are a mixed age couple (if one is still under state pension age) Its what they are not saying that is the problem.

Sounds just like Sunak's covid support grants when literally a pound one way or another would block grants of several thousand pounds.

I'd love to know which absolutely numpties make up these rules without thinking of the consequences and permutations, and then the MPs who are clearly too thick to understand the problems caused (or too lazy to do a few minutes of research to understand them).

Anybody who gets the standard rate of the 'new' post 2016 rate of State Pension, £221.20, is likely to be over the limit for Pension Credit. However, if that are a Carer or are treated as living alone, receive a qualifying benefit and nobody is being paid Carers Allowance/Carer Element for then the limit is higher. In the second case a lot higher.

Hands up who thinks there will be a forced through vote on getting rid of the WFA - I give it a few weeks, and that is optimistic thinking. They will be forced to scrap this in no time.

They've got a huge majority.

It would need rebellion on an unprecedented level for the government to be defeated. There were similar issues of principle around benefits under Blair concerning single parents and, later Incapacity Benefit. Between 50 and 60 Labour MPs voted against but both passed.

They are massively exposed to headline risk.

A few old folk passing away during a cold snap, can influence policy no end.

There will be a blitz on Pension Credit this week. I've just had an email from DWP with details. It's massively underclaimed, 800,000 people who might get it and don't on DWP's own numbers.

Because it's a passport benefit for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction the gains from an award can be very significant indeed.

The bit I mentioned above about people living alone and on Attendance Allowance etc is particularly ill publicised.

The ‘grown up’ line is bias

we’ll see how it goes

Agree, which is why i wouldn't use it.

Also agree on your earlier comment on EU, its far too late now, my concern is Lab have ruled such things as SM, CU or EFTA. which would help grow the economy, the idea he can do FTA s with individual EU countries is poppycock.

I can respect and admire Angela Rayner's achievements and progress in life, without endorsing her views or opinions.

Labour being urged to raise pension age to 68. So more parents can kiss goodbye to the free childcare that some grandparents provide.